I dig when creatives use their talents to help causes, and I dig Jon Contino. This T-shirt to help hurricane victims all across the great state of New York is not only amazing, but you couldn’t spend your money a better way.

Back in my hometown there is a giant brick wall stamped with a barely visible, hand-painted Wrigley’s Gum ad—done decades ago, before papyrus-covered vinyl existed. A steady hand and days of patience made for incredible work that is unfortunately a dying breed. However, some incredibly talented folk like Colt Bowden are keeping the tradition alive.

A smorgasbord of letters, this piece from Ross Moody and Richard Perez instantly became a favorite of mine. Over the course of a few days, they collaborated to create a collection of original letterforms for this two-color screen print.

If you made me boil my design envy down to one project over the past year, there’s only one that comes to mind… Physical Fiction! Samuel Cox and Justin LaRosa have taken my favorite thing as a grown-up (letterpress) and combined it with my favorite thing as a child (legos) to make the coolest letterpress idea this century.